2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina
With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina
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Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the most popular school in South Carolina for business students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 267 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 34% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UofSC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate. The Citadel is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 38% were women.
The Citadel does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 76% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, the large public school handed out 25 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 32% of those degree recipients were women.
Clemson does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 11 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - South Carolina landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, the small private for-profit school handed out 11 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 18% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Strayer University - South Carolina are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Furman University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Furman, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 8% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #6, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Anderson, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Anderson University South Carolina. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 73% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Winthrop University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Winthrop is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 graduate certificates to qualified students.
One thing to take note of is that Winthrop does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
North Greenville University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at North Greenville, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
South Carolina State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at South Carolina State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 44% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that USC Upstate does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
Coastal Carolina University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.
Online graduate courses are available at Coastal Carolina University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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